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September 30, 2016
More than 50 years later, questions remain about the JFK assassination. Do the conspiracy theories have validity? What if Lee Harvey Oswald lived to see his trial? On Oct. 6, Judge Burt W. Griffin, a former staff member of the Warren Commission, along with a distinguished panel of legal experts,…
September 30, 2016
Case Western Reserve University School of Law Co-Dean Michael Scharf hosts a panel of international law experts—including the director of the International Bar Association, an International Truth commissioner—to discuss art, diplomacy and accountability in the next Talking Foreign Policy radio…
September 23, 2016
Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, has had many recent publications, including: “Of Kings to Come: The Future of Health Care Reform Still Remains in Federal Court,” Journal of Employee Rights and Employment Policy (2016) (symposium, solicited) “Rights Before…
September 16, 2016
The Supreme Court appears to have taken a greater interest in "business" issues in recent years. Has the court also become "pro-business"? Experts from around the country will provide analysis and answers to that question during the George A. Leet Business Law Conference,…
September 15, 2016
The Office of Undergraduate Studies will host a pre-law event with School of Law Co-Dean Jessica Berg, who will give a talk titled "Where Law and Medicine Meet: Teaching Bioethics in a Top Ten Health Law Department." Berg will discuss bioethics law and her experiences teaching it at CWRU. Her…
September 14, 2016
Lawrence Douglas The School of Law will host a guest lecture by Amherst College Professor Lawrence Douglas, whose book, The Right Wrong Man: John Demjanjuk & the Last Great Nazi War Crimes Trial, was recently published by Princeton University Press. The lecture, held Tuesday, Sept. 20 from…
September 09, 2016
International law has regulated art preservation and transfer for decades, but action by terrorists to wipe out religious and cultural assets has magnified the issue. Case Western Reserve University School of Law will host a full-day conference titled “The Art of International Law” Sept. 16. The…
September 07, 2016
The School of Law will host the annual Constitution Day program, with this year's theme of "Marijuana Legalization and Federalism," Monday, Sept. 19, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Moot Courtroom. Law professors Brannon Denning and Jonathan Adler will discuss significant questions regarding marijuana…
August 25, 2016
Two men sat on stools in a ballroom at Tinkham Veale University Center earlier this week, passing a microphone back and forth as they fielded questions from 160 students entering their first year at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. It was Day One of orientation, and the “1L’s,”…
August 19, 2016
Erik M. Jensen, the Coleman P. Burke Professor Emeritus of Law, penned an op-ed for The Plain Dealer, in which he explained the benefits of the Electoral College. In his article, titled “Is the Electoral College Exhibit A for 'rigged elections' - or a way to avoid Bush-Gore on steroids?” he…